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Chuck Close
Tom Brokaw looks into the mixed legacy of the 1960s - and how the people who tuned in, turned on, and dropped out have helped shape America in the 21st century. Also, Chuck Close explains his creative process. We read some of the 12,000 letters the Mitford sisters wrote to each other. Plus: how 40 years of settlements in Israel have polarized both Israelis and Palestinians.
Tom Brokaw: How the 1960s Changed America
The 1960s transformed America. Tom Brokaw looks into the mixed legacy of the decade of tuning in, turning on, and dropping out. His new book is Boom!
Weigh in: We’d like to hear from people who came of age in the 1960s. When you consider the legacy of that decade, ...
The Lively Mitford Sisters
The aristocratic Mitford sisters wrote about their dramatic lives in about 12,000 letters to each other over a span of 80 years. Many of those letters have been published in a new collection called The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters, edited by Charlotte Mosley.
The Mitfords is available for purchase ...
Chuck Close’s Creative Process
Artist Chuck Close has helped reinvent portraiture over the last 40 years. Now artist and author Christopher Finch has written a new book about Close; it's called Chuck Close: Work.
Events: Chuck Close and Christopher Finch will be signing books
Tuesday, November 6 at 7pm
Chelsea Barnes & ...
Israeli Settlements, 1967-2007
Journalist Akiva Eldar looks into how 4 decades of settlements in Israel have polarized both Israelis and Palestinians. His new book is Lords of the Land: The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007.
Events: Akiva Eldar will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, November 8 at ...
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